That this House takes note of the unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 27th November 2000 relating to the Presidency Report to the Nice European Council on the Common European Security and Defence Policy (document 14056/3/00) and the three unnumbered Explanatory Memoranda submitted by the FCO on 22nd and 23rd January relating to the establishment of permanent CESDP bodies; welcomes the Government's approach to a Common European Security and Defence Policy; and supports the Govenment's intention to pursue this intitiative in the EU and in close co-operation with NATO.
The House divided: Ayes 303, Noes 133.
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Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | no |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | no |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | no |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | no |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | no |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | no |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | no |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | no |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | no |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | no |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | no |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con | no |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con | no |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | no |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | no |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | no |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | no |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | no |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | no |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | no |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | no |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | no |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | no |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | no |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | no |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | no |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | no |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | no |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | no |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | no |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | no |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | no |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | no |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | no |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | no |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | no |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | no |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | no |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | no |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | no |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con | no |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con | no |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | no |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | no |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | no |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con | no |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | no |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | no |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | no |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | no |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | no |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con | no |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Deputy Speaker | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| William McCrea | South Antrim | DUP | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | aye |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Independent | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab | aye |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | aye |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | aye |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | aye |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | aye |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | aye |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | aye |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | aye |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab | aye |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | aye |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | aye |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | aye |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | aye |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | absent |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | absent |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | absent |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | absent |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | aye |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | no |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | aye |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP | absent |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | no |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | no |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | no |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
